CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

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CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
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Aviation Toxic Substance

• Aviation Fuel Combustion
• - Carbon Monoxide One of the most common and
  toxic of substances in the aviation environment
• - Low concentrations over time
  can produce high blood
  concentration

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Carbon Monoxide
Aviation Toxic Substance

• Most common cause of fatal poisonings in USA
• Product of incomplete combustion
• CO is a colorless, odorless gas
• CO 0.5 for 30 minutes Blood Conc of 45
• With as little as 10 Carboxyhemoglobin can
  decreased peripheral and night vision.
• After removal from CO source, only about 0.5 is
  removed from blood every 4 hours.

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Carbon Monoxide (Symptoms)
- 100 - - 90 - - 80 - - 70 - - 60
- - 50 - - 40 - - 30 - - 20 - - 10
- - 0 -
Immediate Death
Unconsciousness, Respiratory Failure, Death in
Long Exposures
Headache, Disorientation, Fainting, Collapse
Pronounced Headache, Fatigue, Irritability,
Impaired Judgment
Extreme Shortness of Breath during Moderate
Exertion, Minor Headache
No major effect except for Shortness of Breath on
Extreme Physical Activity
No effect
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Warning Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• Sense of pressure in the head
• Roaring/ringing sensation of the ears
• Patient is confused and unable to think clearly
• Drunk appearance
• Often vomiting
• Incontinent
• Convulsions
• Bounding Pulse

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Warning Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Continued

• Cherry red lips
• Dilated pupils
• Coma
• Note You should consider Carbon Monoxide
  poisoning whenever confronted with a group of
  people with different symptoms who are sharing
  accommodations.

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Treatment for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• Remove the patient from the exposure site
• Provide patient with 100 oxygen or expose him to
  fresh air
• Monitor the patient for further respiratory
  distress
• Evacuate patient to trained medical professionals

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention

• Run Engines outdoors or with doors/windows open
• Keep windows cracked where you sleep
• Do not use engine exhaust for heat

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QUIZ

• Click on the link below to access the
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Quiz
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• Class Name Midair Collision Avoidance